The Triumph of Bacchus
1780
49.0 x 117.0 cm
Sauvage’s name was synonymous with trompe l’oeil (fool the eye) paintings that imitated low relief ancient sculpture and became hugely popular for Neoclassical room decoration. The present painting is meant to imitate bronze. Sauvage exhibited a slightly larger version of this subject at the Salon of 1781. Another version is also at The Met.
piat joseph sauvage (1744 – 1818)
Discover Piat Joseph Sauvage, Belgian painter of the 18th-19th centuries. Known for opulent interiors & royal commissions, including works at Fontainebleau & Tournai Cathedral.
About this artwork
- Title: The Triumph of Bacchus
- Artist: piat joseph sauvage
- Year: 1780
- Original dimensions: 49.0 x 117.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
- Color intensity: Monochromatic